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Ingrown Toe Nail,no Sergery

I have an ingrown toenail for about 2 or 3 months and its getting really bad but I don t want to tell my parents cause I don t want surgery or something.
Wed, 20 Nov 2013
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Hi,
After reading your history I can get that you have recurrent ingrown nail problem. It can be treated with simple method of excising the growing area of nail root. Laser treatment or excision both depends on the operating doctor to do it best. I advise you to not pinch or pop the area. You can apply a mild steroid cream such as Cortisone cream mixed with and anti-fungal cream. If itching is present then can take benadryl accordingly.
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Ingrown Toe Nail,no Sergery

Hi, After reading your history I can get that you have recurrent ingrown nail problem. It can be treated with simple method of excising the growing area of nail root. Laser treatment or excision both depends on the operating doctor to do it best. I advise you to not pinch or pop the area. You can apply a mild steroid cream such as Cortisone cream mixed with and anti-fungal cream. If itching is present then can take benadryl accordingly.